grass-seed fields

Off Riverside Drive, a huge wall of straw

Written August 28th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

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Riding the bike along Riverside Drive southwest of Albany the other day, I could not help but be impressed by the massive amount of grass straw that’s stacked on a field south of the road.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: agriculture, Alvany farming, farming, grass straw, grass-seed fields, Riverside Drive, straw export

South Albany fields: See them while you can

Written July 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

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With the summer sun low in the west, I took a bike ride Thursday night to take another look at the fast-disappearing farmland on Albany’s south side.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: annexation, Ellingson Road, farm fields, grass-seed fields, housing, Lochner Road, South Albany, South Albany Area Plan

Appreciate the clear skies

Written August 12th, 2013 by

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For about a week recently, people in parts of Southern Oregon were choking on smoke from many forest and brush fires in that area. It got so bad that some residents who had the means left for other parts of the state, at least for a while. At last report, the situation had improved. The […]

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Tags: field burning, grass-seed fields, Oregon fires